In October and December 2015, ODOT District Two accomplished something that has never been done before in the history of the State of Ohio:removed and replaced an interstate bridge over the course of a weekend.

The contractor rolled the Interstate 75 bridges over U.S. Route 6 into place. This method is reffered to as a "lateral slide" or a “slide-in” bridge, and it is increasingly being used for replacing bridges with minimal traffic disruption.

Thanks to Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Arcadis, ODOT employees and local first responders for making these weekends go so smoothly.

How did we slide a bridge in one weekend?

On the weekend of October 16 at 7pm, through October 19 at 11am, ODOT District Two held the first bridge slide in the state of Ohio on the southbound I-75 bridge over US Route 6. Learn how we did it all in one weekend by watching this video.